Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1879 | A. G. Buffat v. William Ledgerwood | Knox | Property, Petition to Compel Delive |
Plaintiff was a confederate soldier in the Civil War, at which time he was ordered to get a horse from a certain home. After the war, plaintiff was charged with being a horse thief and required to submit a note for the repayment of the horse. Plaintiff later discovered defendant to be in possession of stolen horse and demanded that horse be returned to him, so that he could return it to the owner. Plaintiff also requested the note be deemed and void since he found the horse and planned to return it |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1639 | 115 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | D. B. Cooper clerk& master v. M. E. Voss et al. | Maury | Property, Petition to Compel Delive |
Additional defendant - W. D. Davis |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | F. M. Woodall, Sheriff of Davidson County v. Kirkpatrick & Keith | Davidson | Property, Petition to Compel Delive | Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 0 | Order A Copy |